What color is #A79D6A?

#A79D6A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79D6A?

The RGB value is 167, 157, 106: 167 red, 157 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79D6A?

The complementary color is #6A74A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79D6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79D6A color

#A79D6A rgb(167, 157, 106)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A79D6A is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 61.6% green and 41.6% blue (167, 157, 106).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 26% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 37% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#A79D6A color codes

HEX	`#A79D6A`
RGB	`rgb(167, 157, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 61.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 26%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 37%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 37%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.46, -4.14, 28.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.46, 28.33, 98.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.595, 33.371, 18.462)`
Decimal	`10984810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79D6A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A79D6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79D6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A79D6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79d6a; }
.text { color: #a79d6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79d6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 157 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79d6a, #93a76a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A79D6A?: #A79D6A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79D6A?: The RGB value is 167, 157, 106: 167 red, 157 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79D6A?: The complementary color is #6A74A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79D6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.